Doctor to present skin-care update Dec. 11

The lecture will cover basic skin care, as well as a discussion of new skin-care therapies such as botox and laser and chemical peels.

Information about new therapies for adult acne and issues regarding various skin cancers and how to detect and prevent them also will be discussed.

Bone density testing will be available.

A complimentary lunch will be provided.

The lecture is free, but reservations must be made by calling 331-2378.

Statistics from the American Cancer Society indicate there are more than 53,000 new cases of melanoma in the United States each year.

Cook earned a degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and performed residencies in dermatology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center at Albuquerque and the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center at Tucson. She is a clinical assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo.